Recent Advances in Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics: Proceedings of ICTACEM 2017 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

✍ Scribed by B. N. Singh (editor), Arnab Roy (editor), Dipak Kumar Maiti (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 454
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This volume contains selected papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics. The papers come from diverse disciplines, such as aerospace, civil, mechanical, and reliability engineering, physics, and navel architecture. The contents of this volume focus on different aspects of mechanics, namely, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, flight mechanics, control, and propulsion. This volume will be of use to researchers interested in the study of mechanics across disciplines.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
About the Editors
Multi-scale Simulation of Elastic Waves Containing Higher Harmonics
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Formulation
2.1 Lamb Waves
2.2 Multi-scaling Using Wavelets
2.3 Nonstandard Multi-scale Decomposition of Finite Element Matrix
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Effect of Skewness on Random Frequency Responses of Sandwich Plates
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Formulation
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Design and Simulation of 3-DoF Strain Gauge Force Transducer
1 Introduction
2 Force Sensing in Strain Gauges
3 Design of the Transducer
4 Transducer Analysis Using FEA
4.1 Material Properties
4.2 FE Mesh Properties
4.3 Boundary Conditions
4.4 Loading Parameters
5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Principal Strain Analysis
5.2 Shear Strain Analysis
6 Conclusions
References
A Micromechanical Study of Fibre-Reinforced Composites with Uncertainty Quantification and Statically Equivalent Random Fibre Distribution
1 Introduction
2 Characterization of Uncertainties in Composites
3 Generation of RVE
4 Mathematical Theory of Homogenization
5 Results and Discussion
5.1 Prediction of the Elastic Constants of RVE with Single Fibre (Circular Cross Section)
5.2 Prediction of the Elastic Constants of RVE with 12, 20 and 50 Fibres
6 Conclusion
References
Free Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates and Shells Subjected to Concentrated Mass at the Centre
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Formulation
2.1 Finite Element Model for Modal Analysis
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Simply Supported Cross-ply Laminated Shell
3.2 Rectangular Plate Having Lumped Mass at the Centre
3.3 Cross-ply Laminated Cylindrical Shallow Shell Having Lumped Mass at the Centre
4 Conclusions
References
Buckling Analysis of Thick Isotropic Shear Deformable Beams
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Formulation
3 Numerical Results and Comparison
4 Concluding Remarks
References
Spectral Finite Element for Dynamic Analysis of Piezoelectric Laminated Composite Beams
1 Introduction
2 Theory and Formulation
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusions
References
Determination of Interlaminar Stress Components in a Pretwisted Composite Strip by VAM
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Formulation
2.1 Strip Kinematics and Formulation
2.2 Recovery of 3-D Stress Components
2.3 The Approximation Method
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Verification and Validation
3.2 Discussion on Through the Thickness Stress Components Near the Free Edge
4 Conclusion
References
A Study on Wrinkling Characteristics of NBR Material
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Wrinkling Criteria
2.2 Material Model
3 Result and Discussion
4 Summary
References
First Ply Failure Study of Laminated Composite Conoidal Shells Using Geometrically Nonlinear Formulation
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Formulation
2.1 Finite Element Formulation
2.2 Governing Differential Equation
3 Numerical Problems
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusion
References
Analysis of Transformed Sixth-Order Polynomial for the Contraction Wall Profile by Using OpenFOAM
1 Introduction
2 Sixth-Order Contraction Profile
3 Transformation of Contraction Design
4 Numerical Setup
4.1 Geometry and Grid
4.2 Grid Convergence
4.3 Validation of SimpleFOAM Solver
5 Results and Discussion
6 Conclusion
References
Fatigue Life Assessment of an Existing Railway Bridge in India Incorporating Uncertainty
1 Introduction
2 Fatigue Life Assessment Approaches
2.1 Approach I
2.2 Approach II
2.3 Approach III
2.4 Approach IV
2.5 Approach V
3 Model of the Bridge
4 Results and Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Emission Waveforms Generated by Tension and Shear Cracks in RCC Beams
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 FE Analysis
4 Result and Discussion
4.1 Comparison of Lead Break Source and Crack in Simulation
4.2 Concrete Half-Space Model
4.3 Concrete Beam
4.4 Crack Inside the Beam
5 Conclusion
References
Applicability of Tricycle Modelling in the Simulation of Aircraft Steering System
1 Introduction
2 Literature Survey
3 Aircraft Steering System
4 Aircraft Bicycle Model
5 Aircraft Tricycle Model
6 Landing Gear and Resistive Torque Model
7 Simulations
8 Results and Discussions
9 Conclusions
References
Free Vibration and Stress Analysis of Laminated Box Beam with and Without Cut-Off
1 Introduction
2 The Structural Model: Carrera Unified Formulation
3 The Equation of Motion in the CUF Framework
4 Analysis of Composite Box Beam
4.1 Free Vibration Analysis
4.2 Static Analysis
4.3 Effects of Cut-Offs
5 Conclusion
References
Free Vibration Analysis of the Functionally Graded Porous Circular Arches in the Thermal Environment
1 Introduction
2 Theory and Formulation
2.1 Power Law Distribution for Porous FGM Circular Arch
2.2 Kinematic Relations and Displacement Field
2.3 Finite Element Methodology
3 Numerical Results
4 Conclusions
References
Vibration Response of Shear Deformable Gradient Plate with Geometric Imperfection
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Idealization
2.1 Problem Formulation
2.2 Displacement Model
2.3 Various Material Properties of Gradient Material
2.4 Characteristics Equation
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Validation Analysis
3.2 Numerical Study
4 Conclusions
References
Characterization of 2D Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
1 Introduction
2 Results and Discussion
3 Conclusion
References
Cold Expansion of Elongated Hole: A Realistic Finite Element Simulation
1 Introduction
2 A Novel Cold Expansion Method for Elongated Hole
3 Three-Dimensional Finite Element Simulation of Cold Expansion of Elongated Hole
4 Results and Discussions
4.1 Validation of Finite Element Simulation Framework
4.2 Beneficial Residual Stresses Around Cold Expanded Elongated Hole
5 Conclusions
References
Effect of Module on Wear Reduction in High Contact Ratio Spur Gears Drive Through Optimized Fillet Stress
1 Introduction
2 Critical Contact Points of the Gear Teeth
3 Methodology
3.1 FE Model of High Contact Ratio Transmission Drive
3.2 Prediction of Tooth Wear Depth
4 Optimization of Fillet Stress Through Profile Modification of Gear Tooth
5 Effect of Module Over Wear Depth
6 Conclusions
References
Force Estimation on a Clamped Plate Using a Deterministic–Stochastic Approach
1 Introduction
2 Formulations
2.1 State-Space Modeling
2.2 The Kalman Filter and Recursive Least-Square (KF-RLS) Based Input Estimation
3 Numerical Example
4 Results and Discussions
5 Conclusions
References
Dynamic Analysis of Composite Cylinders Using 3-D Degenerated Shell Elements
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 3-D Degenerated Shell Element
2.2 Strain Definitions
2.3 Strain Displacement Matrix
2.4 Stress Strain Relationship Matrix
2.5 Stiffness Matrix
2.6 Mass Matrix
2.7 Free Vibration
2.8 Numerical Integration
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Convergence Study
3.2 Validation of Results
3.3 Parametric Studies
4 Conclusion
4.1 Future Work
References
A New Hybrid Unified Particle Swarm Optimization Technique for Damage Assessment from Changes of Vibration Responses
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Background
2.1 Finite Element Formulation
2.2 Damage Model
2.3 Frequency and Mode Shapes Based Objective Function
2.4 Frequency and mode shapes with noise
3 Optimization Algorithms
3.1 Unified Particle Swarm Optimization (UPSO)
3.2 Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)
3.3 Scout Unified Particle Swarm Optimization (UPSOScout)
4 Numerical Results
4.1 Problem Definition
4.2 Damage Detection Using Noise Free Data
4.3 Damage Detection Using Noisy Data
5 Conclusions
References
Semi-active Control of a Three-Storey Building Structure
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Formulation
2.1 State Space Formulation
2.2 Control Theory Implementation
2.3 Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) Design
2.4 Genetic Algorithm (GA)
2.5 Clipped Optimal Controller
3 Results and Discussions
4 Conclusion
References
A Direction-Based Exponential Crossover Operator for Real-Coded Genetic Algorithm
1 Introduction
2 The Proposed DEX Operator
2.1 Getting Directional Knowledge of the Design Variables
2.2 Obtaining Children Solutions Applying the Directional Knowledge and Exponential Functions
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Parameters’ Settings
4 Conclusion
References
Axial Deformation Characteristics of Graphene-Sonicated Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites Subjected to High Rate of Loading
1 Introduction
2 Experimental Setup
2.1 Material Description
2.2 Dynamic Tensile Test Setup
2.3 Optimization of Specimen Geometry
2.4 Development of LOEG
2.5 Stress Measurement—Tension
2.6 Strain Measurement—Tension
2.7 Dynamic Compressive Test Setup
3 Experimental Results
3.1 Dynamic Tensile Response
3.2 Dynamic Compressive Response
3.3 Comparative Study of Dynamic Tensile and Compressive Responses
4 Conclusion
References
State Estimation Using Filtering Methods Applied for Aircraft Landing Maneuver
1 Introduction
2 Aircraft Dynamics: Longitudinal
2.1 Aircraft Configuration
2.2 Flight Mechanics Equations
3 Nonlinear Filtering Methods for Landing Maneuver
3.1 Upper Diagonal Adaptive Form of Extended Kalman Filter
3.2 Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF)
4 Results of Landing State Estimation Using UDAEKF and UKF
4.1 Aircraft States at the Instant of Touchdown
4.2 Aircraft States that Dictate Landing Impact Loads
4.3 Discussion
5 Conclusion
References
Numerical Solution of Steady Incompressible Flow in a Lid-Driven Cavity Using Alternating Direction Implicit Method
1 Introduction
2 Formulation
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Stagnation and Static Property Correlations for Equilibrium Flows
1 Introduction
2 Mathematical Formulation
2.1 Enthalpy Balance
2.2 Entropy Balance
3 Methodology
3.1 Input Parameters
3.2 Evaluation of Stagnation Properties
3.3 Evaluation of Static Properties
3.4 Calculation of Speed of Mixture
3.5 Calculation of Speed of Sound
3.6 Computation of Mach Number
3.7 Computation of Stagnation to Static Properties’ Ratios
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 LOX/LH2
4.2 MMH/N2O4
5 Conclusions
Appendix: Worked Out Example
References
CFD Simulation of Hypersonic Shock Tunnel Nozzle
1 Introduction
2 Simulation Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
A DNS Study of Bulk Flow Characteristics of a Transient Diabatic Plume that Simulates Cloud Flow
1 Introduction
2 Governing Equation and Computational Details
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Transient Diabatic Plume (TDP) Flow Configuration
3.2 Bulk Parameters of the Flow
3.3 Evolution of TDP
3.4 Axial (Vertical) Velocity (overlinew)
3.5 Temperature (overlineT)
3.6 Equivalent Diameter (deq )
3.7 Mass Flux (Q)
4 Conclusions
References
Transverse-Only Vibrations of a Rigid Square Cylinder
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Cylinder Response
3.2 Recovery of Surface Pressure
3.3 Variation of Drag
3.4 Flow Features for U* = 4.6
4 Conclusions
References
Steady Flow Past Two Square Cylinders in Tandem
1 Introduction
2 Governing Equations
3 Problem Description and Finite-Element Mesh
4 Validation of the Numerical Model and Grid Independence Test
5 Results
5.1 The Flow
5.2 Flow Characteristic in the Critical Regime
6 Conclusions
References
A Robust and Accurate Convective-Pressure-Split Approximate Riemann Solver for Computation of Compressible High Speed Flows
1 Introduction
2 Formulation
3 Results and Discussions
3.1 Subsonic Laminar Flow Over a Flat Plate
3.2 Two-Dimensional Supersonic Shear Flow
3.3 Standing Shock Instability
3.4 Supersonic Flow Over Bluntbody
4 Conclusions
References
Numerical Investigation of Flow Through a Rotating, Annular, Variable-Area Duct
1 Introduction
2 Computational Domain
3 Equations
4 Results and Discussion
4.1 General Flow Characteristics with Zero Body Force
4.2 Influence of Varying Body Force
5 Conclusions
References
Development of M–DSMC Numerical Algorithm for Hypersonic Flows
1 Introduction
2 Maxwellian–DSMC Approach
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Flow Properties Variation
3.2 Surface Properties Variation
3.3 Numerical Expenditures for Both M–DSMC and DSMC Method
4 Conclusions
References
Fluid–Structure Interaction Dynamics of a Flexible Foil in Low Reynolds Number Flows
1 Introduction
2 Computational Framework
3 Results and Discussions
4 Concluding Remarks
References